It might not come close to matching some of the epic losses on the list, but director Michael Cimino's Western starring Kris Kristofferson and Christopher Walken is one of cinema's most famous flops. The $44 million film made only $3.5 million domestically and effectively destroyed the estimable United Artists.

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How Do You Know (2010)

Budget: $98 million

Box Office: $10 million

Stars: Reese Witherspoon, Jack Nicholson, Owen Wilson and Paul Rudd

Having not learned any lessons from "Town & Country's" out of control budget, writer-director James L. Brooks made this romantic triangle comedy, starring Reese Witherspoon, Jack Nicholson, Owen Wilson and Paul Rudd, for $120 million. It went on to gross only $48.7 million worldwide.

Geena Davis starred alongside Matthew Modine in this pirate adventure, directed by her then-husband Renny Harlin, as a woman seeking buried treasure and vengeance. The $98 million MGM film made only $10 million domestically and for years was considered the biggest money-loser ever.

With a budget that's been reported to be in the $175 to $225 million-range, Keanu Reeves' samurai epic was a flop before audiences had the chance to decide for themselves. Universal let the stinker sit on the shelf for a year, reporting a $175 million loss before the film even hit theaters.

After spinning box office gold with the "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise, director Gore Verbinski, producer Jerry Bruckheimer and star Johnny Depp tried their hand at a $215 million take on "The Lone Ranger." The film, which co-starred Armie Hammer, grossed $89 million domestically and $260.5 million worldwide, but Disney still prepped shareholders for a $160 to $190 million loss.

The century-old story may have directly inspired some of modern sci-fi's biggest hits (hello, "Star Wars"), that didn't seem to matter much to anyone in the end. Disney poured a reported $250 to $275 million into producing the film, resting it all on the broad shoulders of small screen star Taylor Kitsch. "John Carter" opened to only $30.2 million, and the studio took a $200 million write-down while it was still in theaters.